Hawaiian Chicken with Ham and Pineapple

Dinner in a hurry – this Hawaiian Chicken with Ham and Pineapple cooks up in less than 30 minutes. Soy sauce seasoned chicken is topped with ham, pineapple, and melty cheese for a dinner you’ll want to make over and over again.

I’m back with another recipe from the archives that I improved. I’ve been wanting to remake this one for some time, now, because the original recipe lacked a bit of excitement. And this final Hawaiian Chicken with Ham and Pineapple is definitely worthy of being back on the blog!!

The original recipe didn’t have the soy sauce or the ham, which meant the chicken was a bit bland. It wasn’t a horrible recipe, by any means, but the soy sauce and ham add so much more flavor. This is definitely a recipe for people that like the sweet/savory/salty combination (me, me!!) as you definitely get all three. Sweet from the pineapple, savory from the chicken, and salty from the ham and soy sauce. I think that teriyaki sauce would be a great change up for the soy sauce, as well, but the soy sauce does give this Hawaiian Chicken a bit of bold flavor.

Ingredients in this Hawaiian Chicken

The ingredients in this chicken dinner are super simple! All you need is:

boneless, skinless chicken breasts

flour

salt and pepper

butter and olive oil

soy sauce

deli sliced ham

pineapple slices

provolone cheese

Tips to make Hawaiian Chicken

One of my biggest tricks to make this chicken recipe super fast and easy for a weeknight is to butterfly the chicken breasts. This means that you will take your knife and cut the chicken breast in half lengthwise, so it’s like you are forming 2 smaller chicken breasts. The thinner breasts cook quickly and remain moist.

The chicken breasts will cook quickly, so make sure you have all of your ingredients ready to go. Once the chicken is cooked through, they get coated quickly in soy sauce before you add the ham, pineapple and cheese.

Hawaiian Chicken with Ham and Pineapple

Description

Dinner in a hurry – this Hawaiian Chicken with Ham and Pineapple cooks up in less than 30 minutes. Soy sauce seasoned chicken is topped with ham, pineapple, and melty cheese for a dinner you’ll want to make over and over again.

Ingredients

2 (8 oz) boneless, skinless chicken breasts

3 tablespoons all-purpose flour

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/8 teaspoon pepper

2 tablespoons unsalted butter

1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil

4 tablespoons low-sodium soy sauce

6 oz deli sliced ham

1 (8 oz) can pineapple slices, drained

4 slices (3 oz) Provolone cheese

Instructions

Heat the butter and olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Once the butter is melted, dip each piece of chicken in the flour mixture to coat both sides and place in the skillet.Cook the chicken until browned, about 5 minutes, then flip to cook the second side. Cook until the chicken is cooked through, another 3-5 minutes, or until it reaches about 160ºF with an instant read thermometer.

Once the chicken is cooked through, add the soy sauce to the pan and flip the chicken to coat in the sauce.Divide the ham between the chicken, then top each with a pineapple ring and then a slice of cheese. Turn off the heat and place a lid on the skillet. Let it sit until the cheese is melted.

Serve immediately.

Notes

Nutrition information provided as an estimate only. Various brands and products can change the counts.

This looks great! Maybe next time grill the pineapple and/or the chicken for a different flavor. I like the teriyaki idea too. Maybe mix a bit of teriyaki and pineapple juice to marinate in? hmmm. Lots ideas, I'm going to print this. Thanks!

I make a dish that is pretty close to this one that is always a hit. I marinade the chicken breasts in teriyaki sauce for 1/2 to 1 hour and then bake in the oven. I usually baste it at least once. Put the pinapple slice on top when chicken has about 10 minutes left of cooking time. Remove from oven, add cheese and cover with foil a few minutes so it gets soft. Note…if you put the cheese on and put back in the oven it melts fast and will fall off your chicken. Serve with teriyaki sauce from baking pan.